2007–08_National_First_Division

National First Division
Season	2007–08
Dates	28 September 2007 – 13 April 2008
Champions	Maritzburg United
Promoted	Maritzburg United; Bay United
Relegated	Ga-Rankuwa United; Western Province United
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 National First Division

Football league season

The 2007–08 National First Division was the 12th season of the National First Division, the second tier of South African soccer.

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Due to a lack of sponsorship, the previously national league was split into two streams, a coastal stream and an inland stream, with the winners of each meeting in a final.^[1]

The champions were Maritzburg United, who were promoted to the South African Premier Division in their first season in the second tier following relegation from the 2006–07 Premier Soccer League,^[2] alongside play-off victors Bay United. Ga-Rankuwa United and Western Province United were relegated to the SAFA Second Division.^[3]^[4]

Inland Stream champions FC AK were initially found guilty of bribery and docked 15 points, but after a protracted appeals process, the sanction was reversed, and FC AK took their place in the championship final.^[5]^[6]

After winning the league, Maritzburg coach Ian Palmer parted ways with the club.^[7]

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	FC AK	21	10	7	4	21	19	+2	37	Qualification to Championship play-off
2	Dynamos	21	9	4	8	31	23	+8	31	Qualification to Promotion play-off
3	Winners Park	21	9	4	8	25	24	+1	31
4	African Warriors	21	8	5	8	20	21	−1	29
5	Mpumalanga Black Aces	21	7	7	7	26	23	+3	28
6	Witbank Spurs	21	6	8	7	21	21	0	26
7	University of Pretoria	21	6	7	8	23	27	−4	25
8	Ga-Rankuwa United (R)	21	5	6	10	22	31	−9	21	Relegation to SAFA Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Maritzburg United	21	14	5	2	31	13	+18	47	Qualification to Championship play-off
2	Bay United	21	14	3	4	30	10	+20	45	Qualification to Promotion play-off
3	Nathi Lions	21	8	10	3	22	13	+9	34
4	FC Cape Town	21	6	8	7	24	24	0	26
5	Ikapa Sporting	21	5	6	10	25	30	−5	21
6	Durban Stars (R)	21	5	6	10	19	31	−12	21
7	Hanover Park	21	5	4	12	22	32	−10	19
8	Western Province United	21	2	8	11	20	40	−20	14	Relegation to SAFA Second Division

2007–08_National_First_Division

2007–08 National First Division

Inland stream

League table

Coastal stream

League table

Championship play-off

Promotion play-off

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

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